My car: 2008 Prius (base) Here is the problem: All of a sudden the two middle vents in the dash stopped blowing. I have played with the settings - on, off, all the way hot, all the way cold - nothing from the two mid vents. The left and right vent blow with no problem. There is also cold air coming from the vent near the windshield - just the two middle dash vents are not functioning. What I have done so far: I had it looked at by a mechanic who I trust. He said there is a small motor (he called it a servo motor) that controls that middle vents (open/close). He said that had gone bad. He manipulated it so that the air blows out of the vents now and said not to change any settings until I am ready to replace the part. My question: What exactly is this part called? Are there instructions here that I have missed on how to remove/replace that part? (DIY style?) Thank you all in advance!
1. You can obtain factory repair manual info from techinfo.toyota.com 2. toyodiy.com is a good source for part number info. Unfortunately it no longer has exploded parts diagrams so you'll have to rely upon the part description to decide what part number is correct.
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If you subscribe to techinfo.toyota.com then you can obtain factory repair manual info as well as a New Car Features Manual which is Toyota's effort at a "theory of operations". Regarding the NCF, download 2004 first, then each succeeding year will show the small differences from one model year to the next.